bank on
verb
banked on; banking on; banks on
: to depend or rely on
can always bank on her friendship
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Don’t bank on anything, but watch clip 2 from Enjoy Your Stay below.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Miami Beach is banking on a business-friendly approach, welcoming restaurants, live music, and entertainment, to breathe new life into its iconic streets, while keeping community standards and safety as top priorities.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Ashraf Hussein, 56, was found dead inside the van parked next to a thick snow bank on 65th Ave.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
If two is good, three must be better—at least that’s what pharmaceutical companies are banking on.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
From package pickups and shopping to product testing and event attendance, Liteplo is banking on there being enough demand from AI agents to create a robust gig-work ecosystem.
—Joe Wilkins Published Feb 4, Futurism, 4 Feb. 2026
Every quarter of a mile in the river below is a wing dam projecting out and downstream from the bank on the Missouri side.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Now, the Giants are banking on Arraez to live up to his reputation.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2026
Most investors in African startups focus on making equity investments, banking on a model that demands years-long patience with expectations for multifold returns should their portfolio companies become successful.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Miami Beach is banking on a business-friendly approach, welcoming restaurants, live music, and entertainment, to breathe new life into its iconic streets, while keeping community standards and safety as top priorities.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Ashraf Hussein, 56, was found dead inside the van parked next to a thick snow bank on 65th Ave.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
If two is good, three must be better—at least that’s what pharmaceutical companies are banking on.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
From package pickups and shopping to product testing and event attendance, Liteplo is banking on there being enough demand from AI agents to create a robust gig-work ecosystem.
—Joe Wilkins Published Feb 4, Futurism, 4 Feb. 2026
Every quarter of a mile in the river below is a wing dam projecting out and downstream from the bank on the Missouri side.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Now, the Giants are banking on Arraez to live up to his reputation.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2026
Most investors in African startups focus on making equity investments, banking on a model that demands years-long patience with expectations for multifold returns should their portfolio companies become successful.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Bank on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bank%20on. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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